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Recent Examples of mined
So how heavily mined is the Strait of Hormuz?
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CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Conventional warfare, in which bombs are dropped, shipping channels are mined, and the Geneva Conventions apply more broadly, tends to be time-limited (even if the conflict endures for a long period of time).
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Critical minerals, such as lithium and magnesium are mined from the lake.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
The water comes from rain, groundwater and workers washing granite as it is mined and crushed.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Steel made from iron ore mined on Minnesota’s Iron Range built this country — from skyscrapers, to bridges and equipment used in both world wars.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
Semiofficial news agencies in Iran suggested forces have mined the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for the world’s oil whose closure has proved Tehran’s greatest strategic advantage in the conflict.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Semiofficial news agencies in Iran suggested forces have mined the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil that Tehran has closed.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The steamy romance Heated Rivalry saw two gay men spend nearly a decade trying to define their relationship; although being closeted played a major role in their hesitation, the show also mined tension from the characters’ doubts about having an exclusive partnership.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Conventional warfare, in which bombs are dropped, shipping channels are mined, and the Geneva Conventions apply more broadly, tends to be time-limited (even if the conflict endures for a long period of time).
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Critical minerals, such as lithium and magnesium are mined from the lake.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
The water comes from rain, groundwater and workers washing granite as it is mined and crushed.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Steel made from iron ore mined on Minnesota’s Iron Range built this country — from skyscrapers, to bridges and equipment used in both world wars.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
Semiofficial news agencies in Iran suggested forces have mined the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for the world’s oil whose closure has proved Tehran’s greatest strategic advantage in the conflict.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Semiofficial news agencies in Iran suggested forces have mined the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil that Tehran has closed.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The steamy romance Heated Rivalry saw two gay men spend nearly a decade trying to define their relationship; although being closeted played a major role in their hesitation, the show also mined tension from the characters’ doubts about having an exclusive partnership.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mined
Verb
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Hours earlier, a vessel near the strait reported being attacked by several small boats.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Iran warned Monday that any vessel attempting to transit the waterway would be attacked.—
May 4,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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This would be equivalent to your slow, steady and practical thought process (Mercury in Taurus) being ambushed by raw, unfiltered truths (Pluto in Aquarius).—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Once there, however, they’re ambushed by the same angry writers roasting Val on social media.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Firms like Brookfield, GIP, BlackRock, and Stonepeak own networks of pipelines, terminals, tankers, and more — including many in the Middle East that are now under threat of being either bombed, or at least suspended from service.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Right now, a synagogue in Iran has been destroyed; the Church of the Nativity has been bombed, along with many ancient sites across Lebanon.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
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